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Dec 9

Some thoughts for Thursday.

by Matt Preston on 9 December 2009

31. According to the make-up artist who does us both, Kyle Sandilands is more professional than me. Should this concern me? 32. It is impossible to go to Hong Kong for a week without putting on three kilos. 33. There is a small group of people who watch TV with a magnifying glass. For the record, at no time during the show was I a) a freemason; b) sacked; c) dead; d) having marriage difficulties;...

May 20

One for the Tennis Fans

by David Ebershoff on 20 May 2009

This article is part of a series. Read the previous article here > For tennis fans - and I consider myself a world-class super-fan - there are four Meccas in the world: Wimbledon, Paris, New York, and Melbourne.  In each city there's a stadium that serves as our cathedral: Wimbledon's Centre Court, Court Chatrier at Roland Garros, Arthur Ashe Stadium out...